Guest House

Coolmore Australia has announced the acquisition of Guest House (Home Affairs) for a reported A$30 million following his impressive victory in the Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill last weekend. Guest House stamped himself as the best two-year-old of his generation with an eye-catching performance in Australia's premier two-year-old race.  From the first crop of Coolmore's own champion sprinter Home Affairs, Guest House's triumph further enhances the reputation of his sire, who joined the likes of Extreme Choice and Danehill by producing a Golden Slipper-winning colt from his first crop....

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ In light rain and darkening conditions, the 2026 running of the G1 Golden Slipper delivered a high-pressure contest, and it was the G1 Blue Diamond Melbourne form that stood tallest, with the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Guest House (Home Affairs) proving too strong under a masterful and patient ride from Zac Lloyd. In one of the most open Slippers in recent years, there was plenty of early pressure. Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) flew the gates from a wide draw, with Closer To Free (Street Boss)...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses. While much of the local focus will be on the 14 runners entered across the four races that comprise the Longines Hong Kong International Races, Sunday's action at home includes the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies: Saturday,...